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week. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start". >> it's tuesday, june 4th. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. happening right now, wildfires raging in three states, destroying homes, disrupting lives and pushing firefighters to their limits. hundreds of families are in harm's way. dozens of acres scorched in evergreen, colorado. the fire there 0% contained. residents are warned to remain tkeupbl lent. there's an 8,000 fire north of pecos, new mexico where 100 homes have been evacuated. and the 32,000 acre powerhouse has destroyed six homes. hundreds more are at risk. stephanie elam is live from lake hughes, california. so much of this under growth, 1929 the last time they had a big fire through there. so you're talking about a teurpbd box, quite frankly, much of california?

>> yeah. and they are talking about a certain region around here the time it burned. yes, a lot of brush here. it was the right kindle for a fire. what a difference a day makes. it's easier to breathe. while you take a look, it is still closed to mainly everybody else. but people are allowed to come in here and get to their homes. that's good news. but it's not the same situation throughout the western region. >> into the night, firefighters in colorado battling a wildfire that erupted in the foothills west of denver monday forcing thousands to evacuate are now being allowed to return home. the blue bell fire burned dangerously close to homes. it is the latest outbreak from out west. from colorado to santa fe, new

mexico, to palmdale, california, these flames consuming much in their path. >> that hill, this hill and that hill were all going at once. >> it's devastating. and i feel really bad for all my neighbors. and i feel really lucky for the firefighters to have saved our house it. >> was spread over 8,000 acres forcing residents to evacuate. >> it's nerve-racking not knowing if it's okay or not. >> it has pack the a punch scorching 30,000 acres, threatened 1,000 homes, destroyed at least six. homes like the one where the stilson family used to live reduced to rubble. the family is used to wildfires because they're a family of firefighters. patrick stilson now picking up the pieces of his parents's

home. like so many residents, he spent his life savings. >> i couldn't believe it how the fire spread. it's -- you know, some of the wheelbarrows that i pushed as a teenager over there all melted. >> sifting through the home where he and his wife tied the knot, one of his mother's beloved keep stakes still stands. >> st. francis over there, her patron saint. >> i'm happy to say his mom was able to get out safely from the house where she's been living since the '70s. and that house down this road, they ton to go through everything that's there. it's pretty much all destroyed, except for a few things. the vast majority of the 1500 or so people that live around here are okay and coming back to their homes. it is a different condition than it was yesterday. >> stephanie, we'll check in a

little bit as the sun starts to come up over california whatted fire threat is. >> the other half of this nightmare is not fire but flooding. a levee branch is making the danger evening worse. hundreds of residents in west alton, missouri had to evacuate last night. flash flood warnings posted for st. charles county. >> reporter: danger in the darkness in the small missouri town of west alton. a levee pwraoerb. >> people could be locked in their house if they don't have a way to get through the water. they're stuck in the house if they don't evacuate. >> as floodwaters threaten, many didn't need to be told twice to go. >> i'd rather be safe than sorry. i don't want to take the

chances. >> high water threatened small towns. sandbags and temporary dikes often the only thing between a surge water and mainstream. commercial districts are already under water. the rising river closes roads. in most places the water is expected to crest an inch high from what is regarded major flooding. what makes this event so dramatic is that five months ago the river was at record lows. >> i'm standing on the exposed bottom of the mississippi river. >> since then the river shot up 45 feet. >> there had been fears they would have closed it due you to

barges. >> it was too dangerous to navigate because the water was so high. martin satisfiage, cnn, west alton, missouri. a search for five missing people in oklahoma. officials make a grim discovery in their search yesterday. the body of an 8-year-old girl who drowned in a river in oklahoma city. there have been 18 in that state since friday. >> there is another big story developing this morning. the potential for more heavy rains in florida from a storm system that may soon become a tropical depression. eer already in that season. >> definitely a tough time of year. still dealing with tornado season. of course the hurricane season. what we are watching is the remnants of barbara. as this

moisture. florida has had so much rain. seven inches in seven days. this is the next five days. definitely a potential for flooding in this area. keep in mind in january of this year, mississippi relative, around st. louis was negative 4.5 feet. now they're in a major flooding stage -- at 40 feet, over the flooding stage 30 feet. look at all the rain expected to accumulate there. very, very tough out there. >> be careful what you wish for. all that water. >> we talked about the drought. corn planting was a couple weeks ago. they don't want too much water

too soon because of planting thaul corn. investigators say armando torres iii was kidnapped by armed men at his father's ranch on may 14th. they have not been heard or seen since. corporal torres is an iraq war veteran. fbi is asking anyone with information to come forward. the so-called blade runner back in court for the first time. a south african judge agreeing to post post until august 19th. a normal five-count indictment in the ricin letter count. stands accused of sending letters with a toxin to the president. he allegedly tried to pin the

crimes on a former friend with who worked on an elvis percent nator. he could face life in prison. what a strange case. and last year's david petraeus's scandal is suing saying her p privacy was violated. petraeus resigned his post as cia director. at the time kelly was said to have exchanged an inappropriate message with general john allen. neither were ever charged with a crime. interior department reversing itself saying visitors to ellis island should be screened before embarking to the landmark. a security screening facility has been proposed in battery

park. the city may try to set up a temporary screening before the july 4th opening for liberty island. the move comes days after a senator and police official raised security concerns at those sites. led by lebron james, indiana highways rolled overed pacers in their nba eastern conference series. so heat will now face the san antonio spurs. game 1 thursday night in miami. finally, some other mechanics of the heat showed up. chris bosh appeared on the court. >> from the mouth of babes. my son said i'm tired of watching the heat. they always win. it's time for someone else to win. coming up, what one seattle

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in 2010, just before the election, gave republicans control of the house of representatives. the group applied for tax exempt status and was sent a 90-question form. >> we wanted me to identify volunteers, donors, every speech we had ever given. i felt like it was an oppression over me as a citizen. we live in america. i should be able to press my views. it was a little scary. >> her group finally did irs approval. susan is part of a small abortion group. a worker at the cincinnati office asked the group not to picket planned parenthood offices. >> she required their entire board would sign a letter under perjury of oath we would not protest orpik et at planned parenthood.

>> after the group's attorney sent a letter asking the basis for the demand, it was dropped. by the end of this week the irs will hold half a dozen hearings. the new acting commissioner of the irs promised to clean up the agency. or in any way supported such a review? >> no. >> i'm not aware of any evidence of that. president obama said to put forward three names, often called the second most powerful court in the country. the president is expected to makes the announcement later

today in the rose garden. a second person reportedly died in violent clashes during anti-government protests in turkey. the 22-year-old was killed during demonstrations by unknown suspects carrying firearms. security forces who earlier unleashed tear gas and water cannons on them during the protest. orthodox jewish high school kids and their chaperones said several students wouldn't stay in their seats. one chaperone said they did comply and they overreacted. they were put on other flights and had to be split up. a woman telling her story after fighting off a would-be kidnapper. she felt someone brush by her. she spotted a masked man running around the back of the house

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from mississippi to the l.a. mountains, thousands deal with mother nature's fury. the latest on fires and floods. boston bomber called his

parents. what they thought about the conversation. and the fashion reality show hillary clinton said she would love to be part of. can't wait to hear about that. >> it's 30 minutes past the hour. >> we start with the weather. destructive wildfires posing a triple threat from the southwest all the way to the west coast this morning. in north carolina, north of pecos, 8,000 acre fire forced the evacuation of 100 homes. it's only 5% contained as of last night. residents keeping a close eye on a wind driven fire that threatened hundreds of acres. firefighters are finally gaining the upper hand. a levee break last night

from west alton, missouri. that's near st. louis. there could be severe flooding in the region today. the mississippi river current my more than 10 feet bove flood stage. severe storms claimed 18 lives since friday. a slight risk of more dangerous weather today. first, i want to talk about all the rain. this is the big picture. actually made its way into the gulf. they have had seven inches of rain in seven days. torrential rain out there. the next five days, the rain continue to go accumulate with all the tropical moisture being picked up into the system. that's one place we have seen the flooding. take a look at all the moisture. more rain in the forecast. ten feet above major flood stage. beginning of the year, they were

four and a half feet below. more showers in the forecast especially by wednesday. we were mentioning the severe weather threat. slight risk is still out there. once again where we typically see it over oklahoma, kansas, portions of texas. boston fire chief stepping down ending a nasty battle with his deputies. 13 sent a letter saying he failed to show leadership, including after the mayor than bombings. abraira came into office in 2011, the first who did not move through the ranks. he said he never had the support of many of his firefighters. the parents of the boston marathon bombing suspects are revealing details their only conversations with their son since he was placed under arrest. they have played audio conversations during video on british television. live in moscow with all the details. good morning, phil.

>> reporter: hello, john. yes, this phone conversation took place one week ago, we're told. we understand the parents and their son were not able to talk about any details about the case itself. it was very brief but emotional. the parents asked lots of question about their son's welfare. they asked at one point, are you in pain? he said, no, of course not. he's been eating for some time. he is being fed rice and chicken and insists everything's fine. his mother said those were the sorts of things he was able to say under the circumstances. she was surprised by how calm he was. she thought he would want to know what is happening to him and why. he was calming her down, insisting everything will be fine. >> what are his patients saying about the fact of this conversation, phil? >> the question of guilt or innocence, they say, did not come up at all.

and for them they say it is not an issue. they believe both of their sons were the victims of a setup. so on this they were asked just what they thought of their son's guilt. the mother said it's terrible what happened but i know my kids did not do it. the father said, the child is in shock. he doesn't understand what is happened to him. i am in shock because justice has vanished. there is no justice. it's impossible to understand what happened. now, we do know from u.s. officials that russians were concerned about the radicalization of tamerlan and his mother. they didn't address this specifically. tamerlan and his mother commented and spoke with some pride about just how religious she is and how religious her son tamerlan was, and how they tried to pass their beliefs on to the younger son. >> still seemingly in a state of

tkpl what's going on on the ground in the united states. phil black in moscow, thanks so much >> potentially damning testimony against an ex cop accused of killing his wife and torching their home. hours after his wife's death in 2011, he called the marriage counselor and said i killed her and it's my fault. but defense claims it was suicide. we break down this intense courtroom drama. >> reporter: brett and vasti seacat were high school sweet hearts. they were living in a small town in kansas until april 2011. >> 911. we have an emergency. >> there's a fire. >> starting with his 911 call, brett seacat, a former sheriff's deputy, claimed his wife committed suicide after setting the family home on fire.

>> my wife is upstairs. >> he told investigators in a seven-hour videotaped interrogation that he was sleeping on a downstairs couch when his wife called his cell phone from upstairs telling them to get their two boys, ages 4 and 2, out of the house. >> did you kill her? >> no. >> did you pull the trigger? >> no. >> he even forged his wife's suicide note. just days the fire, she was worried her safety. even asking about the exact scenario that took place. >> she said do you think brett would burn the house down with me in it? i said what? she said, do you think brett would burn the house down with me in it? i was taken aback by that.

and i said not with the kids at home. >> seacat denied ever making threats to his wife. >> she said you threatened to kill her. >> what? >> you threatened to burn the house down and threatened to make it look like she did it. >> that is [ bleep ]. >> prosecutors will likely wrap up their case tuesday. then it's on to the defense. brett seacat is expected to testify to try to convince this jury that he did not kill his wife. our thanks to ted for that report. ft. hood massacre suspect hassan can represent himself in his own court-martial. the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people is physically and mentally capable of defending himself against she's murder charges. he fired his private lawyer in 2011. jury selection in this case begins on wednesday.

photos, media at sandy hook elementary, they might have to get permission. the governor wants to limit the release of anything that depicts the physical condition of any victim. >> she's always worn the the pant suit in the family. hillary clinton, former first lady, former secretary of state, former new york senator, is poking a little fun at herself. speaking at a fashion industry gala in new york last night, clinton said she had the perfect idea for a new reality show. >> i am going to be pitching andy and others on a new show for bravo. to sort of fill that gap that is so apparent to some of us. and all you really need is a small but passionate audience to

be successful. we could call it project pant suit. we have all kinds of ideas. >> so nice to see her joke about it. she was there to honor oscar de la renta who said he hopes hillary will be our next president. these birds of a feather have been dressing alike the last 35 years. where do they get the fantastic ensembles? nancy makes them, of course. she has designed 600 matching efforts to show how close they are. he proposed no nancy on their first date. they developed the pink flamingo. >> the matching silver lame.

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the last wounded has left the hospital headed for home. she thought she was going to die that terrible day. here's randy kay. >> reporter: it's almost time for erica brannock to leave the hospital. so she's getting one last pedicure from her nurses. above the bed, a dragon fly hangs. >> it had the saying on it it was a symbol of strength and courage and getting through hard times. so it's been my mascot. >> hard times is an understatement. on marathon day, her brother, sister, and brother-in-law had gone to see her mother run. they were standing near the finish line when the bomb went off. >> i fell backwards. i could hear people screaming and crying. >> erica was also screaming for help. the lower part of her left leg had been blown off. her right blown broken. >> this woman crawled over to me and grabbed my hand. she had heard me screaming for

help. and she said my name is joan from california and i'm not going to let you go. and she stayed with me the whole time. >> joan used her belt as a tourpb kit on erica's leg. she never got her contact. but she swears the woman in the yellowjacket with brown hair saved her life. she desperately wants to find her and thank her. >> she would pick up the elevator. she soon learned, though, that the entire wing of the hospital back there had been shut down because that's where the surviving bombing suspect was being held. she started to have nightmares about it, nightmares he was going to blow up the hospital. so she met with the fbi who assured her that he would do nothing of that sort, that he would never hurt her again. >> she had a visit from actor

kevin spacey. and some girl time with her mom who didn't even know erica was alive until hours after the bombing. >> reporter: but what's really kept erica going is the preschool class she teaches back home in maryland. this little girl made her a video on youtube with some help from mom. >> what did you want to tell her? >> i love you. >> what else did you tell me? you missed her? >> very much. bye! >> she is back home tonight in the state of maryland. erica will start physical therapy and learn to walk with a prosthetic leg. her motto is she's one tough cookie. current priority is finding joan from california. >> so, erica is back home tonight in the state of maryland. she sounds as determined as ever to find the woman who saved her that day.

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welcome back to "early start", everyone. it so it took longer than everyone expected, but the miami heat finally punched their ticket to the nba finals. lebron leading the way. they dominated the pacers in game 7 of their series. rachel nichols has more from

miami. >> few things define an athlete like playoff game 7. lebron james met the moment. leading the heat to a dominant win over the pacers. a third straight trip to the nba finals. >> this is what it's all about. i dreamed about opportunities like this as a kid. to have a game 7. that's the notion that high caliber players need to step up and play in game 7s. >> moments like this could define your career. situations when you look like everybody is counting you out, you're looking down, to see how you respond. and i feel like we as a team respond very well. >> for the heat, the stakes went well beyond a basketball game. the team is built on the star trio of dwyane wade and chris bosh. a loss here would have sent at least one of those three

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sopranos are called the best of the best. >> goong welcome. >> it's tuesday june 4th, 6:00 a.m. in the east. >> wild fires in three states destroying homes, disrupting lives and leaving hundreds of families in harms way this morning. in colorado thousands are warned to be vigilant after being allowed to return home. a wind driven fire there scorched dozens of acres. >> there's an 8,000 mile fire in mexico and the 32,000 ache power house fire north of los angeles already destroyed six homes. the situation though appears to be improving. the air felt a little better today than it did yesterday, stephanie. >> yeah, i have my humidity checker out here. it's more humid and also colder. you can see my breath today. that is good for fighting fires.

this is one good thing here. it's supposed to be 60% contained now. this is not only the fire we are watching in the western region. season is just off to a very early start. >> reporter: into the night, firefighters in colorado battling a wild fire that erupted in the foothills west of denver on monday forcing thousands to evacuate and now being allowed to return home. although small in acreage the bluebell fire burned dangerously close to home. it's the latest outrage of flames out west. from colorado to santa fe, new mexico to palmdale, california, they're consuming much in their path. >> it was a battle. that hill, this hill were all going at once. >> it's devastated and i feel bad for my neighbors and really lucky for the firefighters to have saved our house.

>> reporter: the wild fire in new mexico was over 8,000 acres forcing 100 homes to evacuate. >> it's nerve racking not knowing if your land is okay or not. >> reporter: true to it's name it packed a punch scorching more than 40,000 acres of land, threatened 1,000 homes and destroyed at least six. homes like the one where they used to live reduced to rubble. the family is used to wild fires because they're a family of firefighters. the retired firefighter now picking up the pieces of his family's home. >> i just couldn't believe it. how the fire spread. some of the wheel barrels that i pushed when i was a teenager over there all melted. >> reporter: sifting through what's left of the home where he and his wife tied the not he discovers one of his mother's most beloved keepsakes stands.

the most important thing to my mom is st. francis over there. >> patrick just sent me a picture from his wedding day and in the picture you can see the statue of st. francis there. a lot of memories and nice that a couple of things are remaining. after the fire season gets going here -- if california there isn't a fire season, it's already getting going so early that by july they expect there will be a lot more fires than we have seen previously. something we'll be keeping our eyes on. thanks stephanie. water and lots of it wreaking havoc in the midwest. heavy rains along with the spring thaw has the missouri and mississippi rivers well above flood stage. a levey breach in new york forced hundreds to flea their homes. there could be flooding in the

st. louis area today. >> reporter: danger in the darkness in the small missouri town of west alton. a levey breach forced hundreds to find safety fnchts the water is two or three foot deep then they're stuck in the house if they don't evacuate. >> as the flood waters threaten many residents didn't need to be told twice to pack up and go. >> i want to be safe than sorry, you know? i don't want to take the chances. >> in many place as long the mississippi high water threatens small towns. sandbags and temporary diothers are there. as bad as it is, it could be been worse. the weather expected to crest an

inch shy than what is regarded as major flooding. what makes this event so dramatic is five months ago the mississippi is near record lows due to drought. >> i'm standing on the exposed bottom of the mississippi river. >> since then the river shot up close to 45 feet. >> it's crazy to see how fast it came. >> reporter: there were fears the draught could close the river to barge traffic that. never happened until monday when the coast guard shut down a section of the river in st. louis saying it was too dangerous to navigate because the water was so high. cnn, west alton missouri. >> now to the search for five missing people in the aftermath of violent storms in oklahoma. officials making a grim discovery yesterday, the body of an 8-year-old girl that drowned in a river in oklahoma city. there's been 18 storm related

deaths since friday. >> there's a slight lingering threat of severe weather in oklahoma but there's another the potential for more heavy rains in florida from a storm system that may soon become a prop cal depression. our very busy meteorologist is joining us with more. good morning. >> good morning. we're watching the reminisces of barbara come across into the gulf and all of that moisture is trying to develop. it's about a 30% chance of developing. but we're really watching as the moisture picks up and gets trained right in through florida where they had 7 inches of rain in 7 days. look at the next five days. more heavy rain, 4 to 6 inches of rain for them. the flood threat there is high. we have been talking about the flooding in the midwest but more rain on the way. they were negative 4.5 feet at the beginning of the year. now major flooding at 40 feet. that's 45 feet in one year. unbelievable the amount of rain

they have seen and it's slow system after slow system the last several weeks. still watching rain. maybe wednesday we'll see the st. louis area but it's coming from the river. no matter where they're seeing the rain it will train down into the tribe them and make it worse. the fbi says a group of armed men kidnapped torres along with his father and uncle as his father's ranch on may 14th. they have not seen or heard from these men since. he is an iraq war veteran. the fbi is asking anyone with information about the case to come forward implths a formal five count indictment this morning in the ricin letter case. he is accused of sending letters laced with the toxin to president obama and a state judge back in april. he tried to pin the crimes on a

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welcome back everyone. new this morning t blade runner back in public. oscar pistorius appearing at a pretrial hearing hours ago for the shooting death of his girlfriend t model reeva steenkamp. a judge agreed to postpone the start of the trial until august. robin is live for us. good morning, robin. >> reporter: good morning. well, oscar pistorius was here

at the magistrate court a few hours ago. it was a very brief hearing. he looked quite emotionless. he stood briefly for ten minutes. he was clean shaven. last week at his house he had a beard. he seemed to have also put on weight. bulked up a bit. he has been going to the gym a lot in his home. he has been house bound since he appeared last year in february. so this has been the first time the world is seeing oscar pistorius again and he'll be back here at the magistrate's court in august. >> so when does he -- in august he is back -- what happens then? >> reporter: okay. essentially it's been postponed until then. this is because the state say they're not ready. they still need investigation. so there's the criticism from legal expert who is are looking at this saying has the state lost confidence in it's case?

why is it delaying? all the details we'll see in august should have been done today. that is, for example, a trial date should have been set today. it will probably now be done in august. we are also looking at the contents of the charges being laid out before him. he'll also have the possibility to plead guilty or not guilty. all of that will be done in august. in a very ironic twist of affairs it turns out the 19th of august when he will appear here next is also reeva steenkamp's birthday and she would have turned 30 on that day. for both families, for the pistorius's and steenkamps it will be a big day. >> the drama there delayed until august. thanks so much. day two of bradley mannings court marshall. he is accused of aiding america's enemies by liking 700,000 documents to the

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they want to designate financial companies that aren't banks as systemically important. that would mean more oversite. requiring them to set aside more money to undergo stress tests, to be subject to limits on pay. say good-bye to room service, at least at one major mork no new york hotel. the hilton will stop offering room service in august. they're launching a grab and go cafeteria type service. fewer people are ordering room service these days and it's generally seen as an expensive endeavor for the hotels because of the labor required. no word on if it means job cuts. i don't know how you can't make money charging $38 -- >> exactly. coffee doesn't cost $15.

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destroyed by the power house fire there. that blaze is now 60% contained. >> a flooding emergency in missouri, a breached levey forcing hundreds of of residents in west alton, missouri to evaluate. it is currently more than 10 feet above flood stage and severe flooding sposable there today. >> severe storms claimed 18 lives in oahoma city since friday. we're still in tornado season so we're watching the slight risk area. a bulls eye, once again, typically where we see it around oklahoma city. also including exterior areas in oklahoma. all the ingredients still there. a lot of the warm moisture and cold and dry air and all mixing in to produce a higher threat than we saw yesterday.

speaking of lows, we're watching what could turn into a tropical depression. it was actually tropical storm barbara that went right through mexico and picked up more moisture in the gulf and all of that could be streaming into florida. we could see more heavy rains and they have been dealing with so much. with the rain we continue to talk about the midwest. think about all the storm systems that headed through the plains and midwest the last several weeks, all of that has just got them with rain. they were the top ten driest at the mississippi river and now the top ten highest amount in the flood stage. a lot of water out there and more showers still on the way throughout the next five days. >> that is just a huge difference. >> huge, 45 feet. >> thank you so much. boston fire chief is stepping down after receiving harsh criticism from his top deputies. 13 of them sent a letter say heg failed to show leadership during

the boston marathon bombings. he was hired in 2011 and was the first fire chief that did not come up through the ranks in boston. he claimed he never had the support of many of his firefighters. >> the parents of the boston marathon bombing suspects are talking about their first and only conversation with joe harang gets tsarnaev since he was placed under arrest. they had audio recordings of the conversation. he is live in moscow with the details. still a lot of questions here this morning. >> indeed. they spoke to him about a week ago. they say it was a relatively brief conversation. they were not allowed to discuss details of the boston case itself but it was emotional and largely dominated by the parents asking questions about the welfare of their son. his mother asked him if he was in pain. this is how he replied. he said no of course not. i'm already eating and i have

been for a long time. they are giving me rice and chicken now. everything is fine. his mother said be strong. and he replied everything is good. please don't say anything. it sounds like some of the exchanges were ordinary but clearly quite emotional for the parents as well. his mother expected him to be upset and demanding answers about what's going on and instead he was calming her down and telling her that everything was going to be okay. >> what are the parents saying about his case? >> reporter: well they say the subject of his guilt or innocence did not come up in the conversation at all and there's no question there because they believe their sons are the victims of a set up. we know from u.s. officials that russian security services had concerns about tamerlan tsarnaev and his mother and their radicalization long before the boston attack. the mother didn't speak to that allegation specifically but what she did do was speak with pride

about how religious she is and how religious tamerlan was. she said tamerlan and i, we pray because it's an obligation. that's our religion. how not we pray? then what muslims we are. we are not muslim, we cannot call ourselves muslim if we don't thank our allah five times a day as it's written in koran and the parents still say at this stage they have no intention of traveling to the united states. >> i think there's an outstanding warrant for her arrest actually on a charge in boston. >> shoplifting. >> a shoplifting charge so that could be difficult for a lot of reasons. thank you phil. >> 35 minutes after the hour. a second person reportedly died in violent clashes in turkey. the 22-year-old was killed during demonstrations by unknown suspects carrying firearms. the protests united demonstrators from across the

political sk political spectrum. he released water cannons on them. we could find out whether a colorado judge will let james holmes change his plea. they asked the court to let him plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 12 people died and another 70 people were injured. new developments in the fort hood massacre case. the suspected gunman can represent himself at his own court marshall. the army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people deemed physically and mentally capable of defending himself against murder charge. jury selection is wednesday. at the white house, president obama is expected to nominate three candidates to fill vacant seats on the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. that's the second most important court in the country after the supreme court. the nominees are patricia

millett, cornelia pis llard and robert mi robert wilkins. >> sunscreen can slow down or even prevent wrinkles and saggy skin. research was done over several years in australia. most people used an spf 15 sunscreen. they had tighter and smoother skin than those thab didn't. this was the first study that really shows a difference. researchers say that sunscreen makers didn't pay for that study. >> there's nothing more tedious than constantly slatherring that stuff on your kids but this study shows it pays off. >> between the sunscreen and the bug spray my kids sort of just walking ready for battle. >> but if it's a difference between wrinkles and no wrinkles, man, anything when it comes to vanity. 37 minutes after the hour. taco bell makes you want to run for the border, me at lease but

this imagine may have you running from the kills. this is a guy french kissing taco shells. it was on the company's own facebook page monday. it appears to show the employee licking a stack of taco shels. taco bell thinks the shells never reached customers and a full investigation is underway. >> reporter: do you ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors at fast food restaurants? you certainly hope it's not this. a gross picture of an employee at a california taco bell licking a stack of taco shels. it's the latest in fast food employee incidents. this made it on taco bell's facebook page. >> that's disgusting. >> that is who fieg. >> he should be fired right away. >> they're investigating the employees involved. when we learned of the situation we immediately contacted this

restaurant's leadership and although we believe it is a prank and the food was not served to customers we're conducting a full scale investigation and will be taking swift action against those involved. >> i think i'd give him a benefit of the doubt and think he was doing it as a funny thing with his coworkers and was going to throw them away hopefully. >> but the damage might already be done. the photo has been shared thousands of times on facebook and has now gone viral. >> i'm not sure what's up with social media where everyone posts their bad behavior on facebook. you don't post that on the internet. not a good idea at all. >> taco bell is not alone when it comes to disturbing employee posts. earlier this year a kfc worker in tennessee was fired after this photo was posted on facebook showing her licking a pile of mashed potatoes and a photo of this burger king employee standing in two

containers was letters was posted saying this is the lettuce you eat at burger king. that employee also shown the door. frank or not, these imagines are still hard to swallow. >> it's disgusting. it is just gross but why the fascination with licking the stuff. this is just bad practices. >> it's a really good way to lose your job. there's 12 million people unemployed in america and that might be another one. >> that's the fast track to the unemployment line. thank you for bringing me that. >> any time. >> coming up, the heat make it happen, beating the pacers to head back to the nba finals. can they take it all? >> and give this kid a big o ovation, the 13-year-old that turned an epic fail into a patriotic recovery. love this story. oh, hey mike. what are you up to?

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located about 300 miles from earth. the planet scientists are calling hd 98506 b. catch chi name. it was spotted by scientists working on the large telescope. it's orbiting a young star believed to be 10 to 17 million years old. >> what's a percussionist to do when your instrument breaks while playing the national anthem and you have nothing left but your feet. >> oh say can you see, the kid playing the symbols -- so what's a 13-year-old to do suddenly one symbol sort. all eyes were focused on andrew. you can practically see his

thoughts racing. his desperate but well executed salute to the flag cracked up classmates at eisenhower, especially the girl playing the drum. he didn't drop the symbol. it broke. >> they have leather straps you hold on to. he is left holding the traps. >> what did you consider? what were your options? >> i considered running to get a new pair and then i considered trying to pick it back up without the handle but with various war veterans he oftened to salute and ended up bathed in internet glory. >> dude nailed it. the greatest save in the history of saves. >> his parnlts are proud of him. >> musicians lose control of their symbols all the time. losing a symbol is no reason to

reach for cymbalta. depression hurts, cymbalta can help. >> andrew used his head. but actually, so did this guy but nobody is saluting him. andrew says he wasn't embarrassed but his mom -- >> yeah, i was mortified. i was like what is he going to do. >> when in doubt, salute. >> he may seem clutsy but he's a symbol of turning fail into win. cnn new york. >> that kid is a genius. >> man he just taught me something i have needed for ten years. the next time the prompter freezes i'm just going to salute and you can take it to break. can we do that? that would be awesome. >> coming up, could it be two in a row for lebron and company.

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. welcome back everyone. so the miami heat took care of business last night against the pacers winning a sudden death game seven. more in this morning's bleacher report. >> hey. it's deja vu all over again in miami. the first guy you're going to see, that's not who we are referring to. somebody cute? a funny joan rivers line please.

david beck ham also in miami. as was this guy. 18 first half points and injured the rim with his head. lebron james finished with 32. dwayne wade out of the slump. the third straight trip to the finals. miami welcomes san antonio for game one on thursday. >> i've had multiple dreams about it and, you know, to see a dream become a reality, i'm just very blessed. our team is blessed and, you know, we're happy we're able to represent the eastern conference in the finals. >> a legend has died, deacon jones was the cause of dozens of quarter backs have sleepless nights. he introduced football players to a term we use on the regular, the sack. he played for three franchises,

most notably the rams. deacon jones died of natural causes at the age of 74. think your child throws a nasty temper tantrum? at least they do do it on national tv. he doesn't want to go in for dinner just yet but he clearly needs a nap. fourth round of the french open. not accepting the fact that using might be due to user error and not equipment problems. haas took care of him in nine minutes. the 7 time french open champ had no issues getting his birthday party on time. the old man now in his late 20s at 27, well, he is moving on to the french quarterfinals. time for tuesday tricks brought to you by incoming freshman at the university of southern cal, zach smith. the long snapper starts off basic and then because who wouldn't think to take your football skills to a basketball

court and look at him getting it done from distance, wow. >> really -- >> from the basketball court. >> no way. >> and threading the needle through the car. let's get a moving target involved because this is too easy. >> the golf cart. >> no. >> you bet you. zach smith, impressive. i think the most impressive thing is he is not even yet a freshman in college. hasn't even stepped on campus yet at southern cal. he already knows how to impress the ladies. >> yeah because there's nothing sexier than a long snapper. >> you said it, not me. i'll tell you, high school seniors graduating going into college, take note, zach smith. all right. thanks so much. >> the uk is marking 60 years of queen elizabeth's reign. the celebration of her 1953

coronation arriving now. it's a relatively low key affair. we have max foster in london. >> reporter: 60 years ago this week the 27-year-old queen elizabeth ii was crowned in a grand ceremony in westminster abby. it was steeped in tradition and religious symbolism. the first held in the same spot was for william the conquer in 1066. the queen returns to the abbey to mark her coronation with special guests and family. >> it's a moment of great pride and admiration. you could go on and on. what she has achieved and what she has seen over the last 60 years, i mean, for anybody to try and get their heads around would just be -- any normal person would be like, wow,

that's incredible. you know, as well as being -- having a huge sense of pride abher being the sovereign of this country for the last 60 years and also the common wea h wealth, it's also the proud of being able to show supporters as grand children and children to show that she has a very supportive family around her. which, you know, i think anyone in that position certainly needs. >> reporter: another grandchild, prince william also attending tuesday's service will be crowned there himself one day. he'll be accompanied by his wife, the dutchess of cambridge who is bearing the unborn third in line to the british thrown. max foster, cnn london. that's all for early start point this morning. >> starting point begins after the break.

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on "starting point" this morning, fire and floods. mother nature wreaking havoc from colorado to california. wild fires forcing evacuations and flood waters rising across the mississippi. >> oscar pistorius returns to court. he is facing a trial by media. is that good or bad for the blade runner. >> and they have spoken to their son just once since he has been in custody. what the alleged bomber told his parents from prison and then -- [ music playing ] >> his symbol came flying out of his hand as he played the star spangelled banner but he turned an